New EU rules making so-called high-value datasets available for reuse have taken effect, covering six categories of data identified by the Open Data Directive: geospatial, earth observation and environment, meteorological, statistics, companies and mobility.
This data produced by the public sector has the potential to support innovation, including artificial intelligence applications. For example, agricultural companies could use satellite imagery, weather data and soil health information to implement precision farming techniques, while meteorological data can be used to produce better weather predictions and related applications.